Unusual mid-term inspection of "sustainable benefit" contractor started Kajiyama Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry June 30 12:55

With regard to "sustainable benefits," which has been pointed out to be uncertain about the business, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kajiyama, is unusual to examine with external experts whether the expenditure of the corporation that is the consignee of the business is appropriate. It was revealed that the mid-term inspection of No. 1 was started on the 29th.

Regarding the sustainability benefits, it is pointed out that the actual situation is uncertain, because the business of the General Incorporated Association/Service Design Promotion Council was entrusted with the business and many operations are re-entrusted to Dentsu, a major advertising company. Is coming out.

In response to this, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama indicated that he would carry out an extraordinary intermediate inspection with outside experts in order to check whether the outsourcing expenses were appropriate.

Minister Kajiyama said at a press conference on the 30th, "A person in charge of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency yesterday instructed him to go to the office of the Service Design Council and prepare the materials necessary for confirming the appropriateness of the spending." It was revealed that the examination was started from the day.

In addition, Minister Kajiyama said, "In the future, I would like to decide the inspection policy, including how external experts such as audit firms will deal with it in the future. Very important intermediate inspection Therefore, we would like to compile the results as a report promptly, and with the approval of the relevant contractor, we will publish it."